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Article: Australian Police charged 12 over $10m tax evasion link to Vanuatu.
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- PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association
- Article date:
- February 10, 2009
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10 FEBRUARY 2009 SYDNEY (Pacnews) ----- A Sydney accountant, her husband and 10 of her clients have been charged with laundering money through an elaborate $10 million (US$6.6 million) offshore tax evasion scheme, reports Radio Australia.
A total of 153 charges have been laid against the group, as part of the Australian Taxation Office's Project Wickenby.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) say the group laundered at least $5.2 million (US$3.4 million) through tax evasion on schemes devised by the 62-year-old accountant from Warriewood.
The AFP say companies based in Australia paid businesses in Vanuatu for false services and then claimed back ...